First Deaths Reported From Hurricane Florence After Tree Falls On South Carolina Family’s Home

3:41 PM 09/14/2018 | Energy

Chris White | Energy Reporter

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Hurricane Florence took its first two victims Friday afternoon when a mother and infant were killed after a tree fell on their North Carolina home, according to local police reports.

The father was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington for medical care, according to a tweet from the Wilmington police’s Twitter profile.

“WPD can confirm the first two fatalities of Hurricane #Florence in Wilmington. A mother and infant were killed when a tree fell on their house. The father was transported to NHRMC with injuries,” WPD wrote.

WPD can confirm the first two fatalities of Hurricane #Florence in Wilmington. A mother and infant were killed when a tree fell on their house. The father was transported to NHRMC with injuries. https://t.co/FC5PAhuxig

Florence, a powerful Category 1 storm, is churning its way south along the Carolina coast hours after making technical landfall Friday morning. The storm was about 35 miles west-southwest of Wilmington as of 2 p.m. EST.

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